The Academic Senate appointed faculty to participate on the SB1143 task force and its workgroups. As of June 2013, the Senate continues to make appointments to any groups tasked with the implementation of the task force recommendations.
Whereas, SB 1143 (Liu, 2010) calls for a task force to make recommendations on student success and the metrics used to measure success; and
Whereas, By law and regulation the advice of the Academic Senate must be relied primarily upon in all academic and professional matters, and student success is an academic and professional matter;
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges seek to assure that a majority of faculty exists on all task forces or committees leading to the statewide development of student success definitions and assessment metrics; and
Resolved, That the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend that a majority of faculty exist on all task forces or committees leading to the local development of student success definitions and assessment metrics.
MSC Disposition: Chancellor’s Office, Local Senates